Use of top predators to identify areas of ecological significance: comparison of different methods to highlight biodiversity hotspots

• Main Author: Thiers, Laurie
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de La Rochelle, Henri Weimerskirch, Vincent Ridoux
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: conservation; fisheries; marine top predators; telemetry; biodiversity hotspot; French Southern Territories; at‐sea observations; habitat modelling; spatial analysis; Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises; télémétrie; observations en mer; modèles d’habitat; analyse spatiale; pêcheries; prédateurs marins supérieurs; ‘hotspot’ de biodiversité; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Rendu; Antarc*; Antarctique*
• Online Access: https://hal.science/tel-01128235; https://hal.science/tel-01128235/document; https://hal.science/tel-01128235/file/THIERS_Laurie.pdf

The numerous threats that marine environment face, coupled with the evidencefor a global biodiversity loss during last decades have lead to an increasing need for settingup conservation measures. Particularly, delimiting Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within theFrench Southern Territories, which are...